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Paavo J盲rvi conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto, with Igor Levit, and Prokofiev's Sixth Symphony.

Performed on 11 March, this concert marked a melancholy anniversary: the exact date a year ago when all German opera houses and concert halls were closed in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But there can be few more life-affirming pieces than Beethoven's 'Emperor' concerto with its positive and assertive outer movements flanking a hushed, spiritual Adagio. And there can be few pianists today with a reputation for Beethoven-playing as universally admired as Igor Levit.

The concerto perfectly complements Prokofiev's emotionally complex Sixth Symphony. Begun in the shadow of the World War II and completed after a fall that left him in a much reduced state, it's an unsettling combination of child-like jollity, nightmarish aggression and lament.

Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie and introduced by Fiona Talkington.

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat, op. 73 ('Emperor')

Igor Levit (piano)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Paavo J盲rvi (conductor)

8.15 pm
Interval music (from CD):
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet (1905)
Emmanuel Pahud (flute)
Wenzel Fuchs (clarinet)
Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp)
Christophe Hor谩k and Simon Roturier (violins)
Ignacy Miecznikowski (viola)
Bruno Delepelaire (cello)

8.30 pm
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, op. 111

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Paavo J盲rvi (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Concerto No. 5 in E Flat Major, Op.73 'Emperor'

    Performer: Igor Levit. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Introduction And Allegro For Harp, Flute, Clarinet And String Quartet

    Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Performer: Wenzel Fuchs. Performer: Marie鈥怭ierre Langlamet. Performer: Christophe Hor谩k. Performer: Simon Roturier. Performer: Ignacy Miecznikowski. Performer: Bruno Delepelaire.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Symphony No. 6 in E Flat Minor, Op.111

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi.

  • Maurice Durufl茅

    Requiem, Op 9

    Singer: Jennifer Larmore. Singer: Thomas Hampson. Choir: Ambrosian Singers. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Michel Legrand.
    • Teldec.

  • Gerald Finzi

    The Fall of the leaf - elegy in D minor Op.20

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.
    • HALLE.

Broadcast

  • Mon 7 Jun 2021 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3